Vernessa vs Vera

Side-by-side comparison of Vernessa and Vera — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Vernessa

Girl name

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Name B

Vera

Girl name · Rank #226

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Metric Vernessa Vera
Current Rank Unranked #226
Total Births (all years) 881 147,970
Peak Year 1960 1918
Peak Year Births 68 3,923
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Vernessa Vera
1880ss — 1,365
1890ss — 6,377
1900ss — 10,457
1910ss — 28,289
1920ss 5 32,542
1930ss — 18,022
1940ss 10 12,189
1950ss 302 11,041
1960ss 347 6,031
1970ss 141 2,259
1980ss 61 1,311
1990ss 15 869
2000ss — 1,612
2010ss — 9,052
2020ss — 6,554

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vernessa Vera
2014 — 891
2015 — 1,054
2016 — 1,059
2017 — 1,160
2018 — 1,264
2019 — 1,284
2020 — 1,221
2021 — 1,310
2022 — 1,339
2023 — 1,333
2024 — 1,351

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1994.

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